A Daughter’s Apology

This is written from the perspective of a friend who opened up to me about the story of her mom. But this isn’t just the story of her mom. Thousands and thousands of women in Afghanistan and around the world tolerate hardship and violence as their written fate because of their children.

Meet Denmark’s First Afghan Member of Parliament

At Denmark’s most recent general election, on June 5th last year, then 31-year-old, Danish-born Samira Nawa was elected to The Folketing (the Danish Parliament) as the first Danish Member of Parliament with Afghan roots (her parents fled from war in Afghanistan in 1986 and ended up in Denmark). As a member of the center-left The Social Liberal Party, Samira is their spokeswoman on both gender equality and labour market.

ABARZANAN: Remembering Rokhshana

More than four years have passed since the brutal stoning and murder of Rokhshana and there have been no successful attempts at securing justice for her despite the fact that such impunity paves the way for further violence against women. The stones and memories of that day may fade without the world ever hearing Rokhshana’s story, learning about her dreams and wishes, and recognizing the rebellious, resilient, and human spirit that drove her to running away from forced marriages, not once, but twice, even at the cost of death.